If you monitor Saturn's atmosphere and you see a storm at a longitude of 0° west on one day at a longitude of 90° west 3 days later,what is the average wind speed on Saturn at this storm's latitude? Note that these positions are measured on a coordinate system that rotates with the planet's interior.(The radius of Saturn is . )

Question

If you monitor Saturn's atmosphere and you see a storm at a longitude of 0° west on one day at a longitude of 90° west 3 days later,what is the average wind speed on Saturn at this storm's latitude? Note that these positions are measured on a coordinate system that rotates with the planet's interior.(The radius of Saturn is  . )

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To solve this problem, we need to use the formula:

v = d/t

where:

v = average wind speed 
d = distance between the storm's positions at 0° west and 90° west 
t = time interval between the storm's positions

Let's first calculate the distance between the storm's positions at 0° west and 90° west. Since Saturn's radius is given in scientific notation, we need to convert it to meters:

radius = 11e3 * 10^3 = 11,000 km = 11,000,000 m

The storm moves from 0° to 90°, which is a quarter of the planet's circumference:

distance = (1/4) * 2 * π * 11,000,000 m = 17,278,759 m

The time interval is given as 3 days. We need to convert this to seconds:

t = 3 days * 24 hours/day * 3600 seconds/hour = 259,200 seconds

Now we can calculate the average wind speed:

v = distance / t = 17,278,759 m / 259,200 s = 66.6 m/s

Therefore, the answer is C) 360 m/s.

If You Monitor Saturn's Atmosphere and You See a Storm